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Beatrice Fox Auerbach


G. Fox and Co. Delivery Fleet, ca.1910-1950

G. Fox and the Golden Age of Department Stores

January 29, 2022 • Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Business and Industry, Everyday Life, Hartford, Work

Founded by Gerson Fox in 1848, G. Fox & Co. went on to become the nation’s largest privately owned department store.

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Fire at G. Fox & Co., Main Street, Hartford

G. Fox & Co. Destroyed by Fire – Today in History: January 29

January 29, 2021 • Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Architecture, Business and Industry, Disaster, Popular Culture, Hartford

On January 29, 1917, watchmen discovered a fire on the ground floor of the G. Fox & Co. building complex located on Main Street in Hartford.

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Beatrice Fox Auerbach meets with the department heads of her store, G. Fox & Company

Beatrice Fox Auerbach: Retail Pioneer Led Iconic Family Department Store

November 25, 2020 • Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Business and Industry, Popular Culture, Hartford, Women

Beatrice Fox Auerbach was pioneering retail executive who ran the G. Fox & Co. department store and numerous philanthropic benefiting people in Hartford and around the world.

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